» Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:43 pm
[quote]So far we have yet to learn whether or not CryEngine 3 relies on tesselation a lot. If it doesn't, buy ATI, if it does, buy nVidia.
What GPU do you have right now?[/quote]
dont you mean that the other way around? but nvidia has tesselation in their dx11 cards too. i dont get your point.
personally i dont think crysis 2 will use tessellation or atleast it will be an unimportant gimmick, cause the console versions cant support it, too much effort for one platform.
@OP your friend is an idiot for having bought an alienware product. dont trust him with hardware advise. i would suggest buying an ati cause theyre cheaper and quieter at this point. if you want to buy now! if youre aiming at a crysis 2 capable rig theres no point buying now anyway, prices will fall and the first reviews will reveal how much pure force you actually need to run it at decent settings. thats also the reason why i havent gotten a second 5850 (a single one runs crysis very high, no problem).